Austin Spurs, ant mascot chase bat in hilarious video

Being a member of the Austin Spurs is all about training hopefully become a member of the organization's NBA affiliate San Antonio Spurs. On Sunday night, the Austin starting lineup got a little bit of extra training before their game against the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in Indiana.

Between the national anthem and tipoff, the Spurs and Mad Ants were interuptted by a familiar San Antonio foe.

"Bill, we have a friend here on the court. We have a bat," says Fort Wayne color commentator Shovelin' Jim Sovlin to play-by-play man Bill Hazen.

Spurs player JaMychal Green takes a swipe at the bat — ala Ginobili in that famous Halloween 2009 game — but for the most part, the players for both teams and the referree just jump out of the way.

Enter the Mad Ant mascot, who chases the bat with a flag, eventually falling in a routine that almost looks scripted ... well, except for the uninvited flying mammal.

The Austin Spurs and Fort Wayne Mad Ants players watch as a bat (the small black dot to the left of No. 32, JaMychal Green) flies down the middle of the court on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

The Austin Spurs and Fort Wayne Mad Ants players watch as a bat (the small black dot to the left of No. 32, JaMychal Green) flies down the middle of the court on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Photo: Screenshot From NDN Via YouTube

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The Austin Spurs and Fort Wayne Mad Ants players watch as a bat (the small black dot to the left of No. 32, JaMychal Green) flies down the middle of the court on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

The Austin Spurs and Fort Wayne Mad Ants players watch as a bat (the small black dot to the left of No. 32, JaMychal Green) flies down the middle of the court on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Photo: Screenshot From NDN Via YouTube

Austin Spurs, ant mascot chase bat in hilarious video

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The videographer is knocked over. Then, from somewhere in the Mad Ants' court of Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, a man with a net runs in to assist the mascot.

The bat managed to escape the Mad Ant's clutches, the game was played and the Spurs walked away with a 106-93 win over the Mad Ants.

Click through the slideshow above to see video of the full chase, and some of the mishaps endured by the San Antonio Spurs over the years.